scooterRN52

scooterRN52

oncology, surgical stepdown, ACLS & OCN

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  1. Potassium piggybacks

    scooterRN52 replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we infuse as much as 40 meq in a 100cc bag of nss, 25cc/hr. for 4 hrs. on al the med-surg floors, anything more is done in ICU. We do not infuse like an IVPB. WE always connect w/...

  2. Question about Rituxan

    scooterRN52 replied to dphrn's topic in Oncology

    According to the literature that I have in the springhouse drug handbook for nurses it says:Obtain regular CBC, may decrease, hemoglobin and WBC, platelet and neutrophil counts. Other side effects...

  3. How do you all like the pain scale???

    scooterRN52 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Forcemaster, this message is for you, so that you may understand the pain scale we use at our hospital works very well for cancer pts. The 0-10 scale w/ 0 being no pain at all and 10 being the worst...

  4. Potassium piggybacks

    scooterRN52 replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    Does yourIV pump have a concurrent setting? This way you can run your large volume fluid at 80-100cc an hr. Then set your k-rider at 25cc an hr. to finish in 4 hrs. If you can't run concurrently,...

  5. Epidurals: to Dose, or Not to Dose?

    scooterRN52 replied to 4Blessings's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, just read your note about dosing w/ epidural infusions, we Rn's are not allowed to inject anything into an epidural infusion. We are trained to monitor epidural infusions via PCEA infusion pumps....

  6. Epidurals: to Dose, or Not to Dose?

    scooterRN52 replied to 4Blessings's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital, the doctors wright the orders as: 2 to 6mg. basal rate and 1mg.q 15 minutes, titrate as needed. The RN's here are used to it,if there is respiratory depression, we stop infusion,...

  7. How do you all like the pain scale???

    scooterRN52 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an oncology nurse for about 10 years, your letter is very informative for nurses that don't give many narcotics, but in my experience I've taken care of cancer patients who take as much as...

  8. How do you all like the pain scale???

    scooterRN52 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I work w/ post-op cancer patients and most of them have PCA's or PCEA's it does get monotonus checking pain level every 2 hrs. but it really works. I had times where the med had to be increased and...

  9. "where" are the "magnet hospitals PLEASE?

    scooterRN52 replied to nursegoodlove's topic in General Nursing

    Your quite welcome, by the way, the specialty is oncology and the hospital exists in Philadelphia. good luck to you!

  10. "where" are the "magnet hospitals PLEASE?

    scooterRN52 replied to nursegoodlove's topic in General Nursing

    Magnet status is all about, paperwork, and politics! I've worked in a magnet hospital for the past 6 years, we are a specialty hospital and we do have the lowest nurse to patient ratio in the nation....

  11. Mature Nurses over 50

    scooterRN52 replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    No nights and weeked and holidays off sound nice! Night shift is getting very hard to do, I'm 54 and still working 7pm- 7am 3 days a week. I will probably change to day shift in a year or so. Like I...

  12. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    scooterRN52 replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply, and by the way that banana stunt must have been great, would love to have been a little fly on the wall for that one! I think doc's need to be reminded every now and then...

  13. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    scooterRN52 replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    This behavior of doctor's talking down to nurses in our hospital is not tolerated by the nsg. department, it is slowly but surely disapating. If and when it does occur the incident is written up and...

  14. Mature Nurses over 50

    scooterRN52 replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    wishing you all the best in reaching your goal to become an RN. You'll be fine, just stay focused and determined!

  15. Mature Nurses over 50

    scooterRN52 replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    hi Kat, The answer to your question, depends on you, but in this day and age, I would go directly for an ADN/RN or if you can a BSN/RN. I would not waste time on the LPN program, reason is: most...

  16. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    scooterRN52 replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a teaching hospital ( phila. region) And I can not believe what I'm seeing as some of the first year residents each month as they rotate. The medical guys aren't bad, but first year...

  17. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    scooterRN52 replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    To angel337 The dr. your talking about, reminds me of one of the attendings at our hospital, he would talk to nurses as if they were beneath him, until one day he said the wrong thing to a nurse on...

  18. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    scooterRN52 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I spoke w/ our nsg. supervisor at the hospital where I work about this OT law. She said that it has always been that way here in Phila. Pa., but employers have chosen not to execute it, because nurses...

  19. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    scooterRN52 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    thanks for your input, I go back to work tomorrow, so I will check w/ the night supervisor to see if she has heard anything. I usually get about 4-5 hrs. OT in a 2 week period, only because I work 6...

  20. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    scooterRN52 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work in a hospital, our managers have not said a thing about how these new overtime rules will effect the RN's, but after reading the cnn web site, I'm sure we'll be effected. I don't work any...

  21. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    scooterRN52 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The word is out on CNN that if we can get a democrat in the white house for president in November, this new OT law won't last long and may be changed to allow us RN's to get OT again. So I'm not...

  22. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    scooterRN52 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I found on the CNN web site an article about the new OT laws: Lawyers, doctors, registered nurses, and engineers will not be eligible for OT, it doesn't seem to matter how you are payed, salary or...

  23. NY Oncology Nurses

    scooterRN52 replied to Mandarella's topic in Oncology

    Hi, I am an oncology nurse in pa. The oncology nursing society does not require a BSN to sit for the OCN certification test, all you need is RN and a year of practice experience in oncology. I took...

  24. Mature Nurses over 50

    scooterRN52 replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi Sue, I'm a little late getting back to you, but I am 54 and I work in a specialty hospital. It is all oncology, right now I am on a med-surg unit giving some chemotherapy and also taking care...

  25. Mature Nurses over 50

    scooterRN52 replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I give you alot of credit, and wish you luck on your journey to become a nurse, it is a demanding profession, but a rewarding one as well!